High Fever

I got a fever. And the only prescription is more... TMS thinking?

Seriously though, I do have a fever and I'm wondering if it is a mind-body thing. The fever is verifiable (102 degrees on the thermostat). I woke up with chills this morning. If it is mind-body, it could be from the fact that I scheduled a date with a girl. It's been a while, and perhaps I was anxious.
I didn't necessarily feel anxious - but I was overthinking things some. I had to cancel the date!

The last time I got a fever was about six months ago, when in Rome! It had been at the top of my bucket-list destinations for basically my whole adult life (I'm 41) and the whole five days I was there I had the fever! (what a time to develop it - I didn't crave pasta or pizza at all!) Again, I didn't feel anxious about going really (if I was going to be anxious I'd think it would have been for the 500-mile Camino hike I did immediately before Rome). Have you heard of Freud's (or was it Jung, or both?) experience with Rome? If I remember correctly, he had put off going there for most of his life because of the grandeur, history, and culture of the place. As if Freud being Freud he would have to come up with some
theory after arriving to encapsulate it. This overwhelmed him and on the way to the station, he was overcome physically with an ulcer or something (mindy-body/TMS, of course) and
he couldn't go! Now, I'm no Freud, but was this a "Rome Fever" I experienced?

Oh, and have you seen the film Jerry Maquire? In the beginning, after realizing what a cut-throat he was in the sports agent world and being disgusted with himself, he develops a fever (and writes that mission statement). Now, later in the movie he references eating two slices of bad pizza and grew a conscience as the reason for his developing this fever. But was it not simply the latter, and that he had grown acutely aware of his place in the world as a money/success-obsessed businessman that caused the fever?
I am interested in your thoughts. I did just check Dr. Sarno's Mind-Body Connection book for mention of fevers but found none.

Is a high fever potentially mind-body?